FIA announce they are investigating Sebastian Vettel’s crash into Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The Ferrari man rammed into the back of the Brit star in Baku last Sunday, where he was handed a ten-second penalty in Baku

By Jake Lambourne

28th June 2017,6:16 pm

Updated: 28th June 2017,10:13 pm

THE FIA have confirmed they are investigating Sebastian Vettel’s clash with Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Formula One’s governing body have revealed they will announce whether the German will face any subsequent punishment ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

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Sebastian Vettel rammed into the back of Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last Sunday

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Lewis Hamilton was left outraged with the German’s actions, and has labelled him as a disgrace

The incident in question is when the Ferrari driver rammed into the back of the Brit at Turn 15 of lap 19 when the safety car was deployed in Baku.

In a statement from the FIA, they said: “Following the recent incident at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in which Car 5 (Sebastian Vettel) was involved in a collision with Car 44 (Lewis Hamilton), on Monday £rd July, the FIA will further examine the causes on the incident in order to evaluate whether further action is necessary.

“A statement regarding the outcome of this process will be made available before the upcoming Austrian Grand Prix (7-9 July).”

Hamilton was leading the race at the point of the crash, with Vettel trailing in second, but the 32-year-old ultimately finished in fifth place after he head to pit for a loose headrest.